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'Close the Gap' on trail

Published 8:18 pm, Friday, October 2, 2015

Close the Gap bicyclists enter Albany in September. (Photo courtesy James Meerdink)

Close the Gap bicyclists enter Albany in September. (Photo courtesy James Meerdink)

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Advocates of completing the Erie Canalway Trail traveled from Watervliet to Albany last month to deliver postcards signed by users of the trail from across the state. The cards urged the governor and legislators to "Close the Gap." The trail extends 360 miles, of which 78 percent is open. Trail enthusiasts set October 2017, the bicentennial of the start of work on the original Erie Canal, as a target date for completion of the statewide route.